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‘Perfect Ajax’ also wins Sporting Portugal’s last group match | Football

sport">Ajax took office with only two changes from Erik ten Hag’s permanent line-up, which was first used during the away match at Sporting Portugal in September when it was 1-5. Captain Dusan Tadic was spared, because he has been struggling with back problems since the game against Heracles Almelo. Furthermore, no risk was taken with defender Jurriën Timber, because he would be suspended with a yellow card.

sport">With Perr Schuurs and David Neres as replacements, Ajax started strongly against Sporting, which also did not start with its strongest formation. After six minutes the ball hit the spot, after Daniel Braganca stepped on the foot of Sébastien Haller. The striker continued his strong streak in the Champions League by signing for the 1-0 himself. His tenth goal in this campaign.

sport">Although Ajax controlled the match and quickly came very close to a second goal via Steven Berghuis, Sporting also came out threatening at times. The first few times Remko Pasveer was able to miss the ball, but halfway through the first half it was hit. Nuno Santos scored the equalizer with a nice volley. The leader of group B quickly switched up a gear.

sport">Via Schuurs and Antony, among others, it was very threatening and eventually the 2-1 fell just before half-time. After fiddling in the back, Antony got the ball shot against him. The Brazilian then remained icy calm and tapped in after a few delays.

sport">The second half started a bit dull at first, but after an hour Ajax stepped in and things went quickly. Neres first scored after a fine action by Schuurs, it was the last action for both before they were substituted. A few minutes later, Berghuis even made it 4-1 with a shot into the short corner. The fifth was also not far away, but Lisandro Martinez hit the post with a hard bang.

sport">Still, Sporting remained dangerous every now and then, just like before halftime. That resulted in a beautiful goal fifteen minutes before the end, when Tabata shot in devastatingly from the edge of the penalty area. Antony thought he had an even better final chord a few minutes before the end, but his icicle flashed along the wrong side of the post. So it remained 4-2 for Ajax, which closes group B in the Champions League with 18 points and a goal difference of 20-5.

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